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Why Associates Leave and How You Can Get Them to Stay
Law firms invest significant time, trust, resources and energy into their associates. At times, an associate's frustration may be obvious and, as a result, his or her firm isn't surprised to learn that person is leaving. However, when a seemingly happy and successful associate announces the decision to move on, his or her firm can be left feeling shocked and confused. Many clients have reached out to us for insight behind these moves and what they can do to make their top associates want to stay.
In their 2017 Update on Associate Attrition, the National Association of Legal Placement (NALP) surveyed 128 law firms across the United States and Canada to pinpoint the top reasons associates leave. Anecdotally, as legal recruiters, we see strong patterns as well. The good news is that, according to the survey, overall associate attrition went down in 2016, dropping to 16% on average across firms of all sizes. However, on average, for every 25 new associates hired, 17 other associates left last year.
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